Fruit-jar.



I. CONWAY.

FRUIT JAR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 13. 1915,

1,146,137 Patented July 13, 1915.

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- FRUIT-JAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'July 13, 1915.

Application filed February 13, 1915. Serial N o. 7,945.

To all whom it may concern 1 Be it known that I, J OHN CONWAY, a citizenof the UnitedStates, (post-.oflice address East Toledo). residing in thecounty of 00d and State of Ohio,.ha ve invented certain new and usefulImprovementsin F ruit- Jars, of which the following is a specification.i y i My invention relates to improvements in fruit jarsand moreparticularly to an improved cover and cover clamping and securing devicefor such jar.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a generally improvedjar cover clamping and securing device which may be readily attached orapplied to thejar or container and when so applied willnot onlyeffectively seal the contents, but on the other hand, maybereadilyremoved or detached without impairing or damaging any of the parts sothat the improved cover attaching or clamping device may be used overandover as desired.

A further .ob ect isthe provision of a cover clamping and securingdevice of ex-,

ceedingly simple, cheap, and eflicient. con-' struction, which maybereadily and quickly applied to any ordinary fruit jar or con: taiiierhaving an externally threaded top or necr. 1 A still further object isthe provision :of an improved bearing ring for cooperating with thecoverclamping yoke, said bearing ring being adapted to be mounted ;upon andto cooperate with an ordinary externally beaded and threaded neck of anordinary jar or container.

Astill further object. is theprovision of an improved cover clamping,deviceadapted to eliminate friction between the friction bearingsurfaces of the ad acent parts in the act of attachment or detachment,of the same thereby more securely sealing the parts in attachment aswell, as providing for the more ready removal of the cover from the jaror container. With the above mentioned and other ends in view, theinvention consists in the novel construction, arrangement, j andcombination of parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in,

some of its embodiments in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claims. M

Referring to the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure1, is a top plan view of the improved cover and cover clampmg device inits closed or sealed position as applied to a jar or container ofordinary form. Fig. 3, a side elevation, the improved cover andattaching or clamping ring being in section as indicated on'line 3+3 ofFig. 1, the neck of the jar being in side elevation and partlybrokenaway for the purpose of illustrating the purpose of the externallybeaded part. F 1g. 4, a central sectional view of the lid or coverprovided Witha slightly modified form of lid retaining yoke the latterbemgvyprovided with a supplemental lid and yoke clampingdevice. Fig.5, adetail side Fig. a.

Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same.-

Similar numerals of reference designate like parts throughout all thefigures of the drawmgs.

The jar or container body 1, in the present lnst ance is provided withan externally beaded and threaded neck 2, said neck 2, in

the present instance, having a circumfeientially extending beading 2 andan inclined or convoluted rib 2 forming the threadedportion, such asfrequently employed on an. ordinary jar forthe reception of an ordinarythreaded top or cover. As a meansof eliminating frictionin theattachment or detachment of the improved device in connection with anordinary jar such as described, aswellas adapting the device to such jarfor forming a better sealing contact between the parts, an improvedattaching and clamping ring 2?), is provided, said ring-3, being formedof suitable metallic material and being provided about its innerperiphery with a convoluted rib or thread 3", similar in form'and lengthto the rib 2 of the bottle neck, and

being adapted to c05perate therewithin attaching or deta chingj theimproved ring 3, and as a meansof leveling and supporting the ring 3,with respect to and above the beading 2, the ring 3, is provided aboutits lower edge with a series of lugs or supports 3*, these supportinglugs 53*, being adapted to cooperate with the heading 2 for holding thering in proper position when drawn upon the rib 2 of the bottle, or jar1.

The clamping and attaching ring3, is provided with a pair of externallyarranged flanged inclines 3, said flanges or inclines 3, being inclinedin the same general direction with the ribs or threads 2", and 3 so thatwhen the lid clamping and retaining yoke, hereinafter described, isdrawn up in cooperation with the inclines 3, the ring Will be held infixed relation to the externally beaded and threaded neck.

The improved lid or cover 4, is provided with a depending rim or flangea adapted to fit within the bottle neck and is provided with a radiallyextending horizontal flange l, adapted to extend over and cover theupper edges of the threaded neck, said rims or flanges 4, and l forminga convenient seat for a gasket 5, of rubber interposed between theflanged or rim portions 4L, of the lid or cover and the top of the jar,to securely seal the lid when clamped down by the improved lid retainingyoke to be now described.

The improved lid retaining yoke 6, is adapted to span the lid or cover4:, and is preferably provided at its center with a bearing head 6, thelatter being preferably provided with a centering stud 6 adapted to 'beseated within and to cooperate with a similarly shaped recess ordepression 4:, in the lid or cover. The yoke 6, terminates at its endsin depending arms 6, adapted to extend below the sides of the lid andterminating in inwardly extending lugs 6, which latter are adapted toextend below or take over and engage with the inclines 3, in the act ofsecuring the lid in position and sealing the same by the circumferentialmovements of the lid retaining yoke in cooperative relation with theinclines 8.

As a still further means of clamping and sealing the lid or cover, aslightly modified form of yoke as shown in Figs. l and 5, may beprovided, in which instance the yoke 6, is provided with a depending pin6 adapted to carry or form a bearing for the lid and yoke clampingdevice, consisting, in the present instance, of a rotatably mounted diskshaped member 7, provided with oppositely extending inclines 7, at itstop and about its outer periphery and provided also with an outwardlyextending operating handle 7". By moving the handle 7", to the left itis obvious that as the inclines 7*, ride under the yoke 6, the latterwill be caused to cooperate with the disk shaped member 7 and thesubjacent lid or cover l, causing the latter to be pressed, as well ascompressed upon the gasket 5, with great force, thereby securely sealingthe lid or cover upon the jar or container in an obvious manner.

By reason of the above construction, it will be obvious that friction iseliminated from the adjacent cooperating parts and that the parts maynot only be securely sealed in the act of drawing up, but that the partsmay be readily removed in the act of opening or unsealing the ar cap andthat an exceedingly sanitary jar cover and attaching and clamping deviceis provided.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the operation and advantages of my invention willbe readily Lmderstood.

Having thus described some of the embodiments of my invention, what Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. In a fruit jar, the combination with a jar provided with anexternally beaded neck having a convoluted rib above said beading; of anattaching ring having a similarly shaped internally arranged convolutedrib cooperating with said first mentioned rib, said ring havingdepending supports resting on said beading and provided with oppositelyarranged inclines extending in the general direction of said convolutedribs.

2. In a fruit jar, a jar provided with an externally beaded neck, saidneck being provided with a convoluted rib arranged above the plane ofsaid beading, and an attaching ring resting on said beading and providedabout its inner and outer peripheries with ribbed inclines extending inthe general direct-ion of said convoluted rib and adapted to cooperatetherewith.

3. A fruit jar, comprising a jar body provided with a circumferentiallybeaded neck having a convoluted rib, a ring provided about its innerperiphery with a similarly shaped convoluted rib cooperating with saidrib of said neck and having depending sup ports resting on said beadingsaid ring being provided with diametrically opposite externally arrangedinclines extending in the general direction of said convoluted ribs, alid mounted on said neck and having a depending rim or flange takingwithin said neck, and a lid retaining yoke having inwardly extendinglugs engaging with said inclines.

4;. A fruit jar, comprising a jar provided with an externally beadedneck having a convoluted rib, a ring threaded thereon and resting abovesaid beading, said ring being provided with externally arranged flangesinclined in the general direction of said convoluted rib, a lid mountedon said neck, a lid retaining yoke having inwardly extending lugsnormally engaging with said flanges, and a disk shaped member providedwith oppositely extending inclines interposed between said yoke and lid,said disk shaped member being rotatably mounted and provided with aradially extending handle.

5. A fruit jar, comprising a jar provided with a circumferentiallyarranged beading, and having a neck portion provided with a convolutedrib arranged above said beading a clamping and attaching ring providedabout its inner periphery with a similarly shaped convoluted ribcooperating with said convoluted rib of said neck and saidcircumferentially arranged inclines, a lid or In testimony whereof Ihave affixed my cover mounted on said bottle neck above signature inpresence of two Witnesses. said rin and a lid retaining yoke extendingacro s s said lid or cover and provided JOHN CONWAY With depending armsterminating in in- Witnesses: wardly extending lugs in engagement withD. F. SULLIVAN, said oppositely arranged inclines. A. G. GIBBoNs.

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